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Japanese horseshoe bats use ultrasonic frequency control to filter prey from noise

A new study has shown how Japanese horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus nippon) handle noisy environments ...

Bats create 'silent frequency zones' to detect prey in noisy flight, researchers reveal

Sound plays an important role for many animals, helping them navigate and hunt. Echolocation is the ability of animals like ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

To escape hungry bats, these flying beetles create an ultrasound 'illusion'

"Lots of things fly at night," says Harlan Gough, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nightfall can set the stage for an acrobatic high-stakes drama in the air — a swirl of ...
Reuters

Oldest-known bat skeletons shed light on evolution of flying mammals

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - The two oldest-known fossil skeletons of bats, unearthed in southwestern Wyoming and dating to at least 52 million years ago, are providing insight into the early ...